Brrrrr

It's going to be a high in the single digits today...and we woke up to ice on the INSIDE of this window. We've held out replacing this one last remaining original single-pane leaded glass window because I just love the look of it. But I think ice inside might be the nudge we needed to give up on the charm and go for the energy efficiency.

Keep Your Fingers Crossed

I hope I'm not speaking too soon, but the Cloud of Sickness that has been hanging over our house appears to have departed. Could it be possible to have 4 well people in the house at one time? We can only hope!

Charlotte Goes Goth

Beware of black frosting on cookies.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Nicholas was my partner in blowing out the candles. Thankfully there were not 34 of them on my cake!

Santas, Santas Everywhere

As noted in previous posts, Charlotte loves all things Santa. We're now realizing just how far encompassing that is. We've put the Christmas decorations away, but while in the House of Sickness the last few days, we've watched quite a few movies, and Charlotte seems to find "Ho, Ho, Ho" in almost all of them:

Mr Smee from Peter Pan:

Mr Dawes, Sr from Mary Poppins: (OK that one seems pretty reasonable, except that he's skinny as a rail)

The King from Cinderella:

My personal favorite - The Fairy Godmother from Cinderella: ???

With these in mind, it seems that white hair may be all that is required to be a Ho, Ho, Ho. All white-haired people had better beware! Just know that it's done with the utmost love.

Take One Down and Pass it Around

The funk has hit again. Nicholas woke up last night with the Charlotte sickness. The beauty of being 4 is that he can (with assistance) make it to the bathroom before getting sick. Much less laundry for Mama. I can be thankful for that, right? Charlotte continues on with good spirits, and lots of diapers. I am the last one standing...

15 Months Old and Another First

Charlotte turned 15 months old on Friday. She also spent Friday night throwing up for several hours. While Charlotte "Acid Reflux" King did a lot of spitting up as a baby, we've never had actual vomit. Swell. We thought she was all better Saturday morning (we were very cautious about her eating and drinking) until after lunch...in came the big D, and I don't mean Dallas. Then she threw up again last night. Needless to say it has been a weekend of many, many diaper changes, lots of lots of diaper cream and loads and loads of laundry. All four of us have basically spent the weekend house-bound in pajamas. It brings me back to when Nicholas had Rotavirus at about this age (which was monumentally worse than this), so I know we can get through this. Get well soon little lady!